L'Étacquerel Fort
| L'Étacquerel Fort | ||
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| Creation time : | Mid 18th century | |
| Castle type : | Coastal fort | |
| Conservation status: | restored | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Trinity | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 14 ′ 18 ″ N , 2 ° 4 ′ 1 ″ W | |
| Height: | 22 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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L'Étacquerel Fort is a coastal fort on a secluded headland east of the village of Trinity above Bouley Bay on the north coast of the Channel Island of Jersey . The two-story building was erected in the mid-18th century to defend the eastern flank of the bay and was used to reinforce Fort Leicester on the other side of the bay.
Like Fort Leicester, L'Étacquerel Fort has been reinforced over the years to counter the threat of a French invasion. Around 1836, however, it was recognized that these defenses were much too cumbersome and ineffective for the fast steamers that were now available, and the fort was abandoned.
Ordnance Survey maps from 1935, 1981 and 2003 show L'Étacquerel Fort as an unused building. It was restored in the 1990s as part of the States of Jersey's Forts and Towers Project . Today serves as a holiday home for tourists.
Web links and sources
- L'Étacquerel Fort . Jersey Heritage Trust. See history .